Golf bag construction



June 10, 1952 A. HOTZE GOLF BAG CONSTRUCTION Filed July 50, 1947 Patented June 10, 1952 Albert 'Hotze, 'St...Louis, Mo.,

Hotze :&:So ns Company,

souri assignorr to Henry Application Julyso, 194.7,, senarno. 755,080

2 Claims. I "This invention relates to certain new and usefulfimprovements in golf bag construction and pertains moreparticularly to a'specific form of stay construction for a bag wall of pliable materialsuch as plastic, nylon or fabric, fo the purpose of spreading the load carried by the bag, and for spreading jolting strains which may be given to the bag when a loaded bag isforcibly dropped to'a resting position on its base Another object of the invention isto provide a golf bag with a n inserted vertically disposed stay'with improvedlmeansat amend of thestay for reenforcingly.securing-:itito the base of :the

hanger thereadiaccnt.

.A fur ther objectis to'pmvide'a golf bagihaving "a'flexible wall with' relatively stiff staysextending the approximate length or height'of'thetbag wall,

with an 1 end disposed cros'saneinber secured to each stay and to thebag.

parting from the spirit of the. invention.

An embodiment of the invention is illustrated "in' the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is an end elevation of an upstanding golf bag showing the invention applied thereto and forminga part of the golf bag.

Figure 2 is a. horizontal sectional elevation talienapproximately on the line 22 of Fig. 1.

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional elevationtalien approximately on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Figure 4 is a side elevation of one of the stays having an intermediate portion broken away, and the stay having a securing cross-member connected to its lower end.

Figure 5 is an edge elevation of the stay and cross-member, shown in Fig. 4.

Figure 6 is an end elevation of the upper portion of a golf bag showing the application of a single rivet to the upper end of a reenforcing stay.

Referring by numerals to the accompanying drawing, 8 designates a golf bag having a flexible wall 9 which may be made of fabric or leather, and secured to the upper end of the wall 9 is a 2 collar Ill of'suitable materialsuchas leather; and disposed above the collar isa mouth ring ll.

Secured to the lowerend of the Wall 9 iSacufE 2 which may also be made of leather'orother suitable material, said cull by means not-shown, being secured to a bowl-shaped base l3.

Secured to the wall 9 of the golf bag in circumferentially spaced relation'and in desirable positions for reenforcing the bag wall for-preventing sagging or collapse of the wall, are aseries of fiat stiff stays I4 which maybe made-from material suchas steel.

Each of the stays is secured to the outside of the wall 9 by material strips [5 such as" leather, which are fastened to the outsideof the'vvallby side stitching I6, thestrips 15 when soarranged, providing, pockets I? in. which respective stays l4 are inserted.

In preparing the bag wall 9 for securing the stays i l thereto, the strips I5 are first secured tothe bag walllongitudinally thereof by the sidestitching l5, and the upper end of the bag wall is secured to the collar Itl bythe'circuinferential stitching l8 while the'lower end of the wall is left unattached with respect to either the cuff 12 and/or the base I3. Each stay l4 having acrossmember l9 previously connected to its lower" end by a rivet 20, is then engaged with its: extend-- ingend 2| inserted in the lower end of a respec-- tive pocket I! and is forced through its pocket until its extending end 2| has been located in a pre-determined position inside or behind the collar If! to be secured to a 'cross-member122bya rivet 23 which is passed throughanflopenillgsfl formed in the extending end 2| of the'inserted stay I 4 and an alined opening in the member 22.

The members 22 as shown in Fig. 1,, are located on the inside of the collar H] and are secured in position by rivets 25 whichare mountedin. respective openings formed in the members 22.

After a required number of stays have been secured at their ends to the upper end of the bag and/or the collar I0, the cross-members I!) (one of which is secured to each respective stay by the rivet 20) are engaged within the cuff l2 against the inner periphery thereof, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, and are secured by rivets 26 which are mounted in respective openings 21 of the member IS. The lower end of the bag wall 9 is then secured to the cuff l2 by circumferential stitching 28, said cuff having the base l3 previously secured thereto.

A golf bag having a flexible wall when equipped with this specific form of stay with the improved means for securing it or a series of them at pro-determined reenforcing points of connection to the bag in the manner set forth, is prcvided with a structure for spreading the strain of a laden golf bag, in that each stay is secured at respective ends to a cross-member which will dispose the load or weight thereof in directions at right angles from respective stays, top and bottom thereof, so that the weight is equalized with respect to the collar it at the upper end of the bag and the cuff 12 at the lower end of the bag.

Further, when a loaded bag is forcibly or otherwise dropped to a resting position on its base, respective cross-members i9 and. 22 at respective ends of each stay will prevent forcible protrusion or distortion of respective ends of the stays, through either the collar it or the cuff i2 and also in consequence of this improved. structure, bulging and distortion are largely eliminated on either the collar or the cuff by respective ends of the stays being forced outwardly against the collar or cuff, as has frequently occurred where stays were not so secured at their ends in direct connection with the collar or cuff and/or the upper and lower ends of the bag wall.

cuff l2 or base is of the bag and in the interests of economy of manufacture, stays having respective cross-members 19 at their lower ends only, may be applied and secured to the lower end of the bag, and the upper end of respective stays directly secured to the collar if! or the upper end of the bag by a single rivet, as shown at 29 in Fig. 6.

Inasmuch as golf bags are exceedingly long in length comparable with the width across all diameters thereof, the use of a single rivet securance of the stays M to respective cross-member iii-22 at either end or at both ends, provides for accommodating adjusting movements which may be given to the stays for adapting them to slight in clinations relative to the cross-members to which they are respectively secured, a may be required during lifting strains given to a loaded bag as the single rivet mountings of the stays to respective cross-members serve as pivots thereto, and the points of connecting securance of the cross-members with the bag will consequently be free of wrenching strains.

Further, a golf bag of the character shown is less expensive in manufacture by reason of the cross-members l9 and 22 being relatively short so as to be constructed from scrap material. Also, the cross-members being of short length can be more readily adapted in applying them to the different shapes of golf bag bases or boots, whereas continuous rings for securing the stays, require a special shaping for fitting the stays to an irregular shaped golf bag base and collar as shown, and which irregular or oblong shape permits pivotal adjustment of the stays on the cross-members 4 thereby preventing wrenching said cross-members.

Obviously constructional modifications of the device shown are possible without departing from the spirit of the present invention and therefore it is to be understood that it is not necessary to limit the invention by the terms used in the foregoing description, excepting such as the state of the art may require.

What I claim is:

1. A golf bag construction comprising a bag wall. having a series of longitudinal pockets formed thereon, a collar secured to the upper end of said wall to which said pockets are extended, a series of stays, each inserted in a respective pocket with their upper ends terminating behind the collar, rivet connecting the upper ends of the stays respectively with the collar, relatively short cross members of a length slightly less than the spacing between adjacent stays positioned at the bottom ends of the stays respectively, a rivet pivotally connecting each stay to its cross memher, a cuff secured to the lower end of said wall and positioned over the cross members and the lower ends of the pockets, and rivets connecting each cross member with the cuff at points substantially spaced laterally from said pivotal connection.

2. A golf bag construction comprising a bag wall having a series of longitudinal pockets formed thereon, a collar secured to the upper end of said wall, a cuff secured to the lower end of said wall, stays in said pockets extending from said collar to said cuff and secured to said collar, and relatively short cross members of a length slight- 1y less than the spacing between. adjacent stays pivotally connected to the lower ends of said stays, said cross members extending along and within said cuff and being secured at their ends to said cuff at points substantially spaced laterally from said stays.

ALBERT HOTZE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Great Britain J an. 1, 1931 

